Rajoy urges Greece to seal debt deal 'as quickly as possible'

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy urged Greece on Thursday to seal a full international debt agreement "as quickly as possible" after Athens agreed to new terms with its eurozone creditors.

Rajoy said it was "essential" for Greece to follow through on the agreement and that he hoped the new bailout deal for the debt-ridden country would be ready in the second half of August.

"As quickly as possible, the Greek government must agree on a programme with the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission," Rajoy told a news conference in Madrid.

"We are faced with one of the last opportunities" to save Greece, he added.

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IT IS NOT ABOUT SAVING GREECE..IT IS ABOUT SAVING THE EURO AT ALL COSTS;;PLUS TO SAVE THE FACE OF GERMANY AND THE WORRIED POLITICIANS IN SPAIN AND ELSEWHERE THAT ARE GOING TO LOOSE THEIR JOBS; WHEN PEOPLE WAKE UP TO A FAILED/BOTCHED POLITICAL EU